Colleges may take up to two weeks to receive the test scores. Although the sending of scores is done electronically, it takes a surprisingly long amount of time for CollegeBoard to actually send out your scores, depending on the amount of requests.
ACT: SAT
Nope!
All colleges have different timelines for when SAT scores are due. Go to a particular school's website and under admission, you can find out their specific timeline.
Usually a GPA of 2.0 or higher, but the higher the GPA the better.
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Most colleges want students with both good test scores and strong extracurricular backgrounds.
Most colleges will accept both, but you will find that, typically, colleges on either US coast will prefer the SAT and colleges are more inland will prefer the ACT.
Depending if you've take the writing section or not, and if you signed for late registration, you should receive your scores 3-8 weeks.
Score choice allows you to pick your top scores from each section of all the SAT tests you took combined. Some colleges do not allow score choice, so make sure you do your research before sending scores.
Yes. But you can choose not to have them sent.
If you feel like you will score well (however you define that) or if you want to save some money, then do send your scores to four colleges (you will have this option while registering for the test).
I would suggest taking the ACT multiple times if possible. But you should take the ACT before you apply to colleges. It doesn't matter if you have your scored back or not yet, just have the ACT report your scores to all the schools you will be applying to onve your exam is graded.